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Max Verstappen hopes wet weather affects Melbourne F1 qualifying

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says he hopes the rain forecast for Saturday in Melbourne comes to fruition, having finished runner-up to Lewis Hamilton on Friday. Hamilton led the way during both practice sessions in warm and sunny conditions on Friday, as Verstappen emerged as his closest rival, 0.127s in arrears. Verstappen, though, believes his prospects of challenging for pole position will be best served by wet weather striking the circuit in qualifying; rain is currently forecast for portions of Saturday. “For me this has been a positive start to the weekend so I am really happy about that,” he said. “The car has behaved well on this track which is always pleasing...
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